An Empirical Investigation into the Influence of Knowledge Sharing Barriers on Knowledge Sharing and Individual Innovation Behaviour

Abstract

Knowledge sharing barriers reduce the propensity of individuals to share knowledge and produce innovation behaviour. Thus, identifying barriers and their impact on knowledge sharing and individual innovation behaviour is a potential research area to study. Considering lack of studies in the literature, this study provides further evidence regarding the implications of knowledge sharing barriers in the workplace. Data was collected from eighty three academic staff in a higher education institution and analysed with Smart PLS. The results showed that organisation related knowledge sharing barriers are negatively related to knowledge collecting and knowledge donating. The result also indicates that individual knowledge sharing barriers have negative effect on individual innovation behaviours. There was no link found in this study between knowledge sharing and individual innovation behaviour. These findings provide empirical evidence to the further development of knowledge management and innovation research, and insights regarding how to better implement knowledge sharing and foster innovation behaviour in organisations.

Enhancing Capability of Human Resources Innovation

“…this is in contrast to research conducted by the Yesil (2013) who studied the effect of the dimensions of knowledge sharing which includes collecting and donating knowledge of the behavior of the innovation of human resources in Turkey and found that both these dimensions did not significantly influence the innovation capabilities of human resources.…”

“…By having the ability to innovate is high then the organization can ensure the progress of the organization and enable the creation of a sustainability organization for innovation can have a significant impact on the economic performance and financial organizations (Marques & Ferreira, 2009). Yesil (2013) stated that the desire and capability of human resources for innovation can ensure the flow of innovation within the organization. Various studies in the literature to believe in the importance of the innovative work behaviors owned human resources for the performance and sustainability of the organization (Yesill, 2013).…”

“…Almost all economic academics and practitioners tend to agree that innovation is critical for the competitive advantage of the organization, even innovation is essential for economic and social development of society (Yesil, 2013;Farida, 2016).…”

“…Meanwhile, according to Yesil (2013) human resource innovation indicators include indicators of introducing innovative ideas, contributing to the adoption of new ideas, looking for new work methods, new techniques, and produce original or original solutions to problem solving.…”

Perceptions and Knowledge-Sharing Behavior of Pre-University Students

“…As a result, academicians and researchers are trying to fully understand different dimensions of KM, its potential applications and benefits to different types of organizations, including educational institutions. Among other KM topics, information and (Sharma, Singh & Neha, 2012;Yeşil & Hırlak, 2013). Many of these studies have also revealed that the major barriers to sharing are mind-set and unwillingness of individuals to share their knowledge due to a multitude of reasons (Riege, 2005;Khalil & Shea, 2012).…”